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SL/R230: K&N Air Filters?

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Old 07-25-2006, 01:41 PM
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K&N Air Filters?

Anybody using the K&N airfilters?

What's the best place to order them online?
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I got them off Ebay for maybe $80 shipped. I am installing tomorrow.
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What will the K&N affect? Sound? HP? Anything?
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Originally Posted by Itzkirb
What will the K&N affect? Sound? HP? Anything?
You won't hear any sound difference by installing a K&N filter. You do increase airflow and perhaps pick up 2-5 HP which you will not even notice.
Air box pkg that are available to other makes(mustang for instance) do create a diffierent sound as well as pick up another 15 HP or so.

I use to sell K&N filters as well as the air boxes back in the 90's and the main benefit that I noticed was the re-usability of the elements, other than that I wouldn't waste my money.
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Originally Posted by mikeblah
Anybody using the K&N airfilters?

What's the best place to order them online?
You may want to try summit racing as I did a quick search(2003 SL500) and found the filters for $38.69.

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294900753

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